There are nut drivers made by Xcelite (and others) that fit
these knurled nuts. There is one model that's adjustable
by means of a sliding collar.
There is an almost identical nut used on the K2's speaker
jack, but with two slots to add "traction". Xcelite also makes
these.
73! Ken Kopp - K
Pliers or an adjustable wrench of the proper size works well. Just engage
the nut without pressing against the front panel. Position the pliers or
wrench at right angles to the panel and grip the nut without pressing
against the paint. You don't need anywhere enough torque to need to position
the t
A nut driver or a deep socket with electrical tape on the face to avoid
scratching the panel.
Rob
NV5E
> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:38:02 -0700
> From: te...@kk6t.com
> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Kit - 1/2" nu
> OK - what kind of wrench can be used on the 1/2" front panel
> nuts (AF,
> RF, etc) to NOT scratch the panel?
A metric socket worked OK for me, provided it's deep enough to fit the
wrench into the socket without fouling the pot shaft (sometimes need to just
place the end of the wrench into th
A socket wrench with some cellophane tape across the face of the socket
(use a razor blade to cut out the inside of the hole).
73,
Dave AB7E
Terry wrote:
> OK - what kind of wrench can be used on the 1/2" front panel nuts (AF,
> RF, etc) to NOT scratch the panel?
>
> 73 de Terry KK6T
> K3
OK - what kind of wrench can be used on the 1/2" front panel nuts (AF,
RF, etc) to NOT scratch the panel?
73 de Terry KK6T
K3 #2965
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